Breaking: Rashad Owens found guilty

He will be sentenced to life without parole in the deadly SXSW crash

Published: November 6, 2015

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The trial that was allocated to take up to three weeks has ended after a mere five days. Rashad Owens, 23, has been found guilty of capital murder for killing four people and injuring 24 others. He will be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

The prosecution rested yesterday, and the defense did not call any new witnesses to the stand. Owens was also not called to the stand. The jury deliberated for three hours today before returning to a somber courtroom. As the results were read, families of the victims were tearful in the courtroom.